Exclusive: Russia Will Sanction U.S. Senators — Putin is set to respond to Obama's sanctions of Russian officials with his own list. Several U.S. Senators and officials will be banned from visiting Russia, including Sen. Dick Durbin. — U.S. senators, congressmen and top Obama administration officials …

Vladimir Putin and the Lessons of 1938 — He's not Hitler. But we've got to stop him all the same. — It's been a busy few weeks for Vladimir Putin. In the last month, the Russian president has hosted the Olympic Games, invaded a neighboring country and massed troops along its border.

What the Fox Knows — FiveThirtyEight is a data journalism organization. Let me explain what we mean by that, and why we think the intersection of data and journalism is so important. — If you're a casual reader of FiveThirtyEight, you may associate us with election forecasting …

Marketplace Enrollment Hits 5 Million Milestone — As this historic open enrollment period enters its final weeks, millions of Americans are finding quality, affordable coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act. Fernando Valdez and Denise Schroeder were part of a weekend wave of consumers signing …

It's official: Edwin Edwards is running for Congress — Just three years after his release from federal prison, former Gov. Edwin Edwards is throwing his hat into the open race for Louisiana's 6th Congressional District. — The 86-year-old Silver Fox, known for his memorable …

Ex-gov announces bid for Congress — Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards officially announced he is running for Congress on Monday, hoping to recharge a political career after serving nearly a decade in prison on federal corruption charges. — Edwards announced his bid Monday at a weekly meeting …

All you need to know about gravitational waves — A beginner's guide to the BICEP2 discovery of primordial gravitational waves. — Rights & Permissions — Astronomers have announced the detection of the imprint of primordial ‘gravitational waves’ that originated in the Big Bang that created our Universe 13.8 billion years ago.

The Malaysia Airlines Pilot's Politics — Zaharie Ahmad Shah supported Anwar Ibrahim. That's common sense, not zealotry. — There is an axiom in Malaysian politics: Eventually everything comes back to Anwar Ibrahim. So, the longer that the fumbling and inept investigation …

Mississippi Will Drug Test Welfare Recipients — Last week, Mississippi's state Senate passed a bill to drug test some welfare recipients after it passed the House earlier this year. It's now waiting for a signature from Gov. Phil Bryant (R), who praised its passage. It will take effect July 1.

Scott Brown pans ‘self-serving’ pledge — Scott Brown on Saturday blasted Sen. Jeanne Shaheen's (D-N.H.) challenge to limit outside spending in the New Hampshire Senate race as “self-serving and hypocritical.” — Brown, the former Massachusetts senator who is gearing up for a run in New Hampshire …

Joe Scarborough for President? Sure, Why Not? — The MSNBC host has Beltway buzz for his flirtation with the 2016 presidential race. Republican primary voters may be a different story. — NASHUA, N.H.—In the end, Joe Scarborough's name wasn't on the ballot for the presidential straw poll …

The Democrats' Obama trap — Thanks to Obamacare, Democrats just lost a special election in a Florida House district that President Obama won in 2012. So what do you think vulnerable Democrats in states and districts Obama lost in 2012 are thinking today? — Answer: Run away!

Revenge of the Republican consultants — Ten of the consulting firms that formed the core of the push to elect Mitt Romney — reaping a combined $1 billion in the process — have survived a tea party assault and are again among the highest-grossing and best-positioned players in Republican politics.

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